HSBC, Scotiabank hit with US penalties over employees’ use of personal devices
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. regulators on Thursday slapped units of Bank of Nova Scotia and HSBC Holdings Plc…
May 11, 2023
US lawmakers introduce bill to combat normalization with Syria’s Assad
By Daphne Psaledakis and Maya Gebeily WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday intended…
US House Republicans raise ‘deep concern’ on TikTok content decisions
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of a U.S. House of Representatives committee on China’s Communist Party and other…
Insulin makers testify on Capitol Hill over prices
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of major insulin makers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) traded blame for the…
Twitter’s verified users get early access to encrypted messaging
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc on Thursday allowed users who subscribe to its Blue verification feature an early access to its…
U.S. Supreme Court tosses former Cuomo aide’s bribery conviction
By Nate Raymond and Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the bribery conviction of Joseph Percoco,…
US senators accuse Pentagon of hindering war crimes prosecution of Russia
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers accused the Pentagon on Thursday of effectively undermining war crimes…
Hindenburg shorts Icahn Enterprises bonds as battle with billionaire heats up
(Reuters) -Billionaire investor Carl Icahn came under pressure again on Thursday as short seller Hindenburg Research began shorting bonds in…
BlockFi gets court permission to return $297 million to Wallet customers
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi received court permission on Thursday to return $297 million…
Chinese woman fighting for fertility rights hopes to end single mother stigma
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – Teresa Xu did not anticipate that five years after she was denied an egg-freezing…